Tag-holder



(No Model.)

R. STEWART.

TAG HOLDER.

No. 438,769. Patented Oct. 21, 1890.

ttozueis UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT STEWART, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

TAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 438,769, dated October21, 1890.

Application filed March 10, 1890. Serial No. 343,325. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that l, ROBERT STEWART, of Kansas City, Jackson county,Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TagFasteners or Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

This invention is in the nature of a tag and fastener or holder, and hasfor its object to furnish an ornamental and strong tag and a cheap andeasily-operated holder for such tag, my invention being speciallyadapted for use upon the exposed end of boards upon which varioustextile fabrics are folded, and forming a neat iinish therefor withpaneled spaces, wherein may be placed the number, price, &c., ofthegoods, either by writing, printing, or labeling.

'With these objects in view my invent-ion consists inthe improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed, and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective View 0f my tagand holder and part of the board to which it is attached. Fig. 2 is avertical central sectional view through the same parts, and Fig. 3 is arear perspective view of the tag and holder ready to be placed on aboard.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur in thevarious iigures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A is the tag, made of any suitablematerial-such as sheet metal, papier-mache', &c.having on its face sidethe depressed panels a, and having a flange on the rear extendingentirely around the panels. This fiange, together with the said panels,forms a groove or channel for the reception of the loops of thespringholder.

My fastenerB is formed of asingle piece of wire bent to form an arm D,lying at about-a right angle to the tag A, reaching to said tag, nextbent at about a right angle to arm D, forming the part d, reaching thegrooves or channels at c, and is bent reversely, forming part b, alongt-he upper rear side of the tag. Again, at the end of b the Wire is bentoutward, forminga bow, and thence along at b', reversed in grooves orchannels at c', back along the lower edge of the tag' at d', and finallyforming arm D', parallel to arm D. The bow projects from the upper edgeof the tag and the arms D and D from the lower edge in substantiallyparallel planes, their tendency being to approach each other, so that byslipping them over the edge of the board C they will bind the board andhold the tag securely to the end thereof.

The fabric when wrapped around the board C will bind upon the bow andarms and assist in securely holding the tag in place, and when thefabric has all been removed the tag can be pulled off, and by changingthe markings in the panels may be used over and over again. i

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

A tag fastener or holder having on its face side the depressed panels, aflange on the rear side formed entirely around said panels, which,together with the depressed panels, forms a groove or channel, and aspring-fastener B, having loops,which are secured in said groove orchannel, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT STEWART. Witnesses;

A. M. GODDARD, A. A. HIGDON.

